Scale Buildup on Fly Lines
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My bad Tim – haven’t had an issue with the mastery textured lines. They clean up just fine. But the sharskin (I’ve been using the magnum) stains badly and I can’t seem to get rid of the stain.
Best Regards,
Beechy
Zach,
Great analogy! Except ‘scraping’ the plaque off a high-gloss finish on a wooden boat is a bit tricky.
Michael
Zach,
Great analogy! Except ‘scraping’ the plaque off a high-gloss finish on a wooden boat is a bit tricky.
Michael
Don’t scrape it. Spray a little muriatic acid on it and it will rinse off with water.
Also I’ve found that this stuff http://www.twinsrecreation.com/fs04873.html is AMAZING at getting scum stains off of fiberglass (especially white). I found it two years ago and it’s hands down the most impressive boat cleaner I’ve ever used. My white boat gets brown scum stains all along the water line. I used to have to buff it out with a buffer. Now I wipe this stuff on and wash it off with a brush and like magic the stains are gone. I have no idea how or why it works but it does. If you have a white glass boat with stains you really should try this stuff.
I have for many years taken my lines off the reels, washed them in regular dishwashing detergent and stored them for the winter on a large diameter spool I made. (A shoe box works really well too). It’s amazing how this prolongs the life of a ($80) fly line!
MIke, think I’ll pass on spraying muriatic acid on my boat!
hey Tim I was going to ask, I take a five gallon bucket and fill it half way up with HOT water and add a a couple of drops of original dawn to the water as it fills then I soak my line in the water for a few hours. After it soaks I use a patch of felt and reel the line through the felt pad. I repeat that part a couple of times then I empty the bucket and fill it half way up with cool clean water and let the line soak in it for a while before I reel it back on the spool.
Is that an ok way to go? I am using Saltwater Mastery line and then I will use a line treatment on it. Usually either Umpqua’s Glide or SA’s fly line dressing.
I hope that I am not damaging my line or that this advice I have given friends has not hurt their lines either.
Nope – you’re not harming the line a bit.
Tim, there was a time that SA and Rio recommended against the use of detergents on fly lines. Has that changed?
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